Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez has announced that on Thursday, December 16, Bahsil Marsh, 26, of Jersey City, was sentenced to four years for death by auto – driving while intoxicated related to the death of Charnell Lytch, 24, which occurred on July 26, 2020, in Jersey City.
The sentence includes a consecutive 10-year driver’s license suspension and the mandatory fines on the motor vehicle summons for driving while intoxicated.
Prosecutor Suarez stated that Marsh pleaded guilty to the offenses on October 28.
According to Prosecutor Suarez, on July 26, 2020, Marsh was driving a Jeep Grand Cherokee in Jersey City while intoxicated when he struck Lytch in the area of Garfield and Chapel avenues in Jersey City.
The Hudson County Regional Collision Investigation Unit, with assistance from the Jersey City Police Department, investigated the case.